Deputies: Homeless man charged with multiple felonies after stabbing at Merritt Island Walmart
A homeless man is facing multiple felony charges after Brevard County deputies say he stabbed another person during an argument at a Walmart in Merritt Island.
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According to the sheriff’s office, 28-year-old Luis Ortiz-Roman actually rode with the stabbing victim from Orlando to the Walmart Supercenter on Merritt Island Causeway Tuesday evening.
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Deputies say the victim and Ortiz-Roman got into an argument in the store’s parking lot, possibly over drugs.
The victim, who had been driving, told deputies Ortiz-Roman appeared to be impaired during the argument.
According to the sheriff’s office, Ortiz-Roman stabbed the driver, who then tried to get out of the vehicle and eventually succeeded in escaping.
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Once the victim got out, deputies say Ortiz-Roman got into the driver’s seat of the car and tried to flee the area, but they were able to stop him in the parking lot.
Ortiz-Roman, who is listed in court documents as being homeless, was charged with multiple felonies including second-degree attempted murder, kidnapping, armed carjacking and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He’s being held in the Brevard County jail on no bond.
Deputies have not commented on the severity of the victim’s injuries.
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